NJTPA - Local Concept Development Study Retaining Wall and Slope Stabilization Improvements Along Manhattan Avenue Union City, Hudson County, NJ Community Stakeholder’s Meeting July 18, 2018
Meeting Agenda • Project Team Introduction • Project Overview and Background • Purpose & Need Statement • Development of Alternatives • Proposed Detour Routes • Project Contact Information • Questions and Comments 2
Project Team Organization Chart Sascha Frimpong, MPA NJTPA Program Manager • Pamela Garrett, • Sascha Frimpong, MPA • Thomas Malavasi, PMP, CPM • Richard Brundage, PE PE, PP, CME, CPWM • Nabil Ayoub Richard Brundage, William C. Pyontek, PE Jon Moren, PE • William C. Pyontek PE, PP NJTPA Project Manager FPA Deputy Project Manager/ PE, PP FPA Project Manager • Jon Moren, PE Technical Advisor Historic Structures Expert Thomas Malavasi, PE, PP, CME, CPWM Hudson County Engineer • Robert B. Piel, Jr. Anthony Pisani, PE • Patrick Harshbarger, MA, MPA • Nicole Pace-Addeo , MA Hudson County Chief Engineer Patrick Harshbarger, Nicole Pace-Addeo, MA Robert B. Piel, Jr. MA, MPA Stokes Creative Group Amy S. Greene Pamela Garrett, Hunter Research Group Community Involvement Environmental Consultants PMP, CPM Principal Historian Facilitator Project Manager NJDOT-BEPR Environmental Project Manager Nabil Ayoub NJDOT-LA Local Aid Coordinator 3
Site Location Map Yardley Stairs North Retaining Wall Approx. Length: 860 LF South Retaining Wall Approx. Length: 1,850 LF Washington Park Fireman’s Memorial Park 14th St. Viaduct (from Hoboken) The Manhattan Avenue Retaining Walls were built between 1912 and 1914. 4
South Wall Overview Average Daily Traffic of more 20,000 vehicles (cars, trucks & buses). Vital Link between the cities of Union City and Hoboken with direct access to the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels 5
North Wall Overview Bulging Wall Average Daily Traffic of about 7,000 cars. Manhattan Avenue also has a large amount of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. 6
Purpose and Need Statement 7
Purpose and Need Statement • A well developed Purpose and Need Statement is necessary to secure funding from the Federal Government. • Must explain the PURPOSE of the project and why it is necessary (the NEED ). • Includes a subsection that describes GOALS AND OBJECTIVES of the project. • The Project Team has prepared a draft Purpose & Need Statement, based upon online survey responses, but we are seeking additional suggestions and input from YOU. 8
Purpose and Need Statement (cont.) Purpose: • T o rehabilitate or reconstruct the Manhattan Avenue Retaining Walls, which are over 100 years old, in order to improve public safety. Need: • Need for Modernization – The stone masonry walls are over 100 years old and are approaching the end of their useful lives. • Need For Constant Maintenance – Numerous resources have been invested to inspect, maintain, and repair them. Within the last 30 years alone, there have been at least three (3) major rehabilitation projects and other smaller-scale maintenance projects that were implemented. • Need For Drainage Improvements – Most of the weep holes appear to be clogged and not functioning. • Need for Safe & Reliable Wall – A 150-foot-long by 40-foot-high segment of the South Wall collapsed in April 2007, during a major Nor’easter. 9
Purpose and Need Statement (cont.) Goals & Objectives: • Reinforce and modernize the walls • Improve drainage • Maintain accessibility to pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists & minimize inconvenience to public • Provide durable and long-lasting repairs • Avoid or minimize social, economic, and environmental impacts • Implement context sensitive design solutions. • Coordinate construction with other ongoing high-level transportation projects in the region. 10
Development of Alternatives 11
Existing Conditions – North Wall 12
Existing Conditions – South Wall 13
Repair Alternatives 14
Repair Alternatives (cont.) 15
Repair Alternatives (cont.) 16
Architectural Finish Alternatives 17
Architectural Finish Alternatives (cont.) 18
Proposed Detour Routes 19
Project Contact Information • Nicole Pace-Addeo, MA – Stokes Creative Group, Community Involvement Facilitator • Phone: 201-564-0119 • Email: npace@stokescg.com • Manhattan Avenue Project Website and Twitter: • www.ManhattanAvenueWall.com/contact/ • Twitter: @ManhattanAvWall • Public Comments and Suggestions will be received throughout the project via the project website and hotline. • This Power Point Presentation will be posted on the Manhattan Avenue Project website after this Stakeholders meeting. 20
Questions & Comments 21
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